Title:
The predoctoral internship crisis: a graduate student model of how to complete a predoctoral internship self-study with a consortium
Author:
Lindsay M. Klimik
Thesis Advisor:
Jeffrey Lating
Committee Member:
Beth A. Kotchick
Committee Member:
Mary Jo Coiro
Committee Member:
James Miracky
Committee Member:
Mary Cogar
Degree Granting Institution:
Loyola University Maryland--College of Arts and Sciences
Place:
Baltimore (Md.)
Publisher:
Loyola University Maryland
Date Created:
2013
Type of Resource:
text
Genre:
thesis
Language:
eng
Format:
application/pdf
Physical Form:
electronic
Digital Source:
born digital
Abstract:
There is a growing disparity between the number of doctoral psychology students seeking predoctoral internship positions and the number of quality vetted internships available. A review of the literature identified that increasing the number of internships available is one potential solution to reduce this disparity. This project investigated the possibility of creating new internship positions using a university-affiliated consortium model that allows for sites to share resources under the administrative structure of the university. As a capstone/dissertation project, and with the support and approval of the psychology department at Loyola University Maryland, I, as a graduate student in the department, undertook the development of a university affiliated consortium internship program and completion of an APA self-study and APPIC member application. The purpose of this project was to assess the eligibility of the university affiliated consortium to obtain APPIC membership and especially to determine if graduate students could successfully undertake these procedures for establishing an APPIC member internship consortium as a capstone project. Completing this project involved forming a consortium to provide opportunity for intern placement, investigating the following: program philosophy and training models, training, funding, staffing, supervision, and didactics of the consortium, preparing an internship brochure, and obtaining feedback from an outside source on the completed application. The application was submitted to an APPIC mentor for review but was not submitted to APPIC. The mentor review revealed that staffing and funding for the consortium would have to be addressed before APPIC approval would be likely. It also revealed that such self-study applications can successfully be completed by graduate students as a useful project for helping to resolve the internship shortage. The complete self study application form, the brochure developed for the application, and the APPIC member application are all included in the appendices.
Degree:
Doctor of Clinical Psychology
Level:
Doctoral
Discipline:
Psychology
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Identifier:
KlimikLM-13
